[jlm]

a few not often seen views; you can see things like the oil pressure sensor, etc:

[jlm]

other side:

[Andy@Ross-Tech.com]

Eek! Blood!



No TB.

[jlm]

here is another one;
does anyone know what that doodad with the two hoses is attached to the oil filter housing?

[jlm]

only a gaping void where the tb and its little manifold should have been, but here is another pic:

[grumpy07470]

Looks like a self winding watch.

[Andy@Ross-Tech.com]

Quote:

Originally posted by jlm
here is another one;
does anyone know what that doodad with the two hoses is attached to the oil filter housing?

Oil cooler. My '88 GTI 16V had one just like it.

[macncheese]

Is this the new recommended method for changing the pulley?

--
Cheese

[vdubdoug]

Did some one purchase a spare motor? If so and you are not going to use that intercooler and plumbing I woould be interested in it.

[jlm]

i did, but I'm not selling the parts as of yet...sorry.

i don't think the plumbing to the doodad will support oil at 60psi, and that is a punky radiator if that is what it is. I'll look into it tomorrrow.

check out the dirt crammed into the lower idler pulley.

[pbraun]

yeah, baby, now you can rip it apart and build it better! Max out those 1.6 liters.

[Andy@Ross-Tech.com]

Quote:

Originally posted by jlm
i don't think the plumbing to the doodad will support oil at 60psi, and that is a punky radiator if that is what it is. I'll look into it tomorrrow.

I believe the oil never touches those rubber hoses. Engine coolant circulates through that box, while oil circulates through other passages as it travels between the oil filter and the engine block. It's a water/oil heat exchanger.

[vdubdoug]

Quote:

Originally posted by jlm
i did, but I'm not selling the parts as of yet...sorry.

Let me know if you ever do. I would be interested.

[BruceK]

Man that flywheel looks very heavy.

[RUKnight]

Quote:

Originally posted by Andy@Ross-Tech.com
I believe the oil never touches those rubber hoses. Engine coolant circulates through that box, while oil circulates through other passages as it travels between the oil filter and the engine block. It's a water/oil heat exchanger.

Very good Andy, a lot of VW's have them, my GTI does, my 89 cabriolet did, they lower temps a few degree's but its nothing to get excited about.
Mike

[1fastmcs]

jlm

real nice i guess you better start mixing up your magic potion and get started on that motor.........now lets see what you can really do.

[jlm]

blower intake...see any room for improvement?

[eltel]

Just for interest's sake, what does an engine cost? US dollars is fine, I'll convert.

[macncheese]

Quote:

Originally posted by jlm
blower intake...see any room for improvement?

Gee that looks like a high quality casting....


The way to port the intake is from the other end, although Im not sure its possible/necessary with the funky inlet angle.

[jlm]

this is the flange joint at the blower intake; it connects to a tubing section going to the throttle body.

The gasket is fitted around a short tube extension, so it cannot compres into the flow area.

The huge step opposes the flow, so what I would do is match the port shape to the tubing section it is fed by. Since it is the intake/low pressure side of the blower, and since we would be augmenting intake flow, i would expect the output pressure to increase.
It is typical of the blower joints and the intercooler snoot joints on the pressure side, and probably the snoot manifold joint.

The actual inlet of air to the rotor chamber is what cheese has indicated needs some optimizing.

I paid $2500 for the used motor from a salvage yard.